Frank McShane

Frank McShane passed away on Friday, Nov 27th, 2006. He had many friends in fandom, especially those within the United Federation of Phoenix. Frank had been active for many years in the U.F.P. and local fandom and he will be missed by all of us. Following are the sentiments of many of Frank's friends in U.F.P. He will be truly missed by all of us. - Lee Whiteside

I always considered him the backbone of the UFP. Frank was a friend of mine, a good one at that. He cared, he took care of things, and he was responsible. We all have lost much, and when we all finish life this is one of the things to be remembered by. I will remember Frank McShane. ~ Frank Williams

Frank McShane was a gentle bear of a man with the most tender heart. In the near thirteen years that I knew him, I never saw or heard him raise his voice above a mellow tone. He also never had a bad word to say about anyone that I can recall. He had a quiet nature that drew people to him. Goodbye Frank. It really was an honor and a privilege to know you. ~ Terri Spencer

What I remember most is the fun I had working with Frank at the early Creation Cons. I was the "pioneer" of magnets, creating the first ones in black and white by printing clipart and sayings onto white stickyback paper, sticking them to magnet material, and cutting them out to sell at conventions. Frank really liked the idea, but didn't like the black & white "blah" pictures, and being the idea man that he was, he immediately improved upon things, spraymounting color pictures to cardboard. So he became our "representative" at our convention table, and thus, we all benefited by his Christmas card presents (which cover my refrigerator), the buttons we would wear that he would make, and the other crafts that he was so good at. Working with Frank was a pleasure; his smile, his sense of humor, the way he would laugh, the way he interacted with people he didn't know -which made him very approachable in any setting. The other thing I enjoyed about Frank was how he liked to do road trips, like our trips to Vegas or to Kartchner Caverns. ~ David Bluestein

Frank was more than our Secretary, or our Fundraising chair, or our Archivist; he was one of the foundations on which our present club was built. He had an unending enthusiasm to be a member of the UFP, and was willing to put in lots of time to do a lot of "dirty work" that others could not find the time for. He was unfailingly kind and generous with his time, and could definitely hold his own in a Trek conversation ;-) ! I think the club was his main social outlet, and I know he enjoyed spending time with all of us. ~ David Williams

I would also like to say something about Frank: he was a good person. I et him a long time ago before I joined the club,he was always nice to me and always aid hello. I will definitely miss his secretary s report at the meetings. ~ Maia C.

Frank - you are terribly missed; and, may I say, that you were a kind-hearted, soft-spoken person who knew what to say to try to make us all get along better! Frank told me some of his funnier stories from the military while we tore down the consuite at CopperCon. He was proud of his time there and I know he was happy to have us as family now. I just wish, as most of you do, that I could have told him Goodbye and how grateful I was for his friendship. ~ Annette Sexton-Ruiz

I will always remember Frank for his energy, his unfailing kind nature and, of course, his magnets. The Universe needs more people like Frank, not fewer. I think we will miss him more as time passes. We have too few like him. ~ Gary Swaty

Treat every meeting with a friend like it's your last. That belongs in Lefler's Laws. ~ Randall Whitlock

The last time I saw Frank was at CopperCon, 2006. I found a few old books and magazines (some had no covers) that he wanted- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. I gave all of them as a gift. He smiled and pumped my hand.
His passion for this and Star Trek were unequal. I've known him since the 90's and enjoyed his company.
The last memory of him giving me farewell- a Vulcan salute. He was a good friend. ~ Jeffrey Lu